Annotation


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Free text

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With [Free text], you can add any text as an annotation on the PDF.

Settings

Some settings such as color and line width can be set in advance in the [Comment] tab in Preferences.

More detailed settings can be changed in the properties of the annotation opened from the right-click menu after adding an annotation on the PDF.

Addition Steps

  1. Select [Free text] from the [Annotation] menu.
  2. Use mouse drag (or equivalent operation) to select the range where you want to add the free text.
  3. Double-click the free text or select [Properties] from the right-click menu to open the properties of the annotation.
  4. Change the content of the [Explanation] field in the [General] tab.
  5. If necessary, change the font settings and display method.
  6. Press [OK] to close the properties of the annotation.
When changing the font settings in the properties of the annotation, if you turn on the [Bold] and [Italic] checkboxes in the style and press [OK], depending on the type of font, it may be replaced with the same typeface bold font or italic font. In that case, just turning off each style checkbox later will not reflect the change.
If you want to cancel bold and italic, please reselect the font with the style check off. 
  1. (Example)
  2. Specify ‘Times New Roman’ for the font in the properties of the annotation, and turn on [Bold] and [Italic].
  3. Press [OK] to close the properties of the annotation.
  4. When you reopen the properties of the annotation, the font is replaced with ‘TimesNewRomanPS-BoldItalicMT’.
    When you want to cancel bold and italic, you need to re-specify ‘Times New Roman’ for the font with [Bold] and [Italic] turned off.

Add memo

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With [Add memo], you can add any text as an annotation on the PDF.

Text added from [Add memo] will be displayed in a popup when you double-click the icon or select [Memo] from the right-click menu.

Settings

Some settings such as color and line width can be set in advance in the [Comment] tab in Preferences.

More detailed settings can be changed in the properties of the annotation opened from the right-click menu after adding an annotation on the PDF.

Addition Steps

  1. Select [Add memo] from the [Annotation] menu.
  2. Use mouse drag (or equivalent operation) to select the range where you want to add the memo.
  3. Double-click the added icon or select [Memo] from the right-click menu.
  4. Enter the content of the note in the popup display.

Embed file

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With [Embed file], you can embed any file in the PDF.

Files embedded in the PDF are displayed in the [File attachments] tab of the navigator.

Settings

For embedding thumbnail images, you can preset it in advance in the [Comment] tab in Preferences.

Addition Steps

  1. Select [Embed file] from the [Annotation] menu.
  2. Select the file you want to embed and press [as attached].
  3. Check that the file has been added in the [File attachments] tab of the navigator.
  • [Embed file] can also be executed from [Add] in the right-click menu of the [File attachments] tab of the navigator.
  • Even if you open and edit the embedded file, you cannot reflect the changes in the embedded file.
    If you want to edit, you need to [Save] the embedded file, edit and save it, and embed it again. 
    Since the same file name does not overwrite, please execute [Delete] in the right-click menu of the [File attachments] tab for the embedded file before editing.

Attach file

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With [Attach File], you can embed any file at any position in the PDF.

The attached file is displayed in the [File attachments] tab of the navigator.

Settings

Some settings such as color, line width, and icon shape can be preset in the [Comment] tab in Preferences.

More detailed settings can be changed in the properties of the annotation opened from the right-click menu after adding an annotation on the PDF.

Even if you open and edit the attached file, you cannot reflect the changes in the attached file.
If you want to edit, you need to [Save] the attached file, edit and save it, and attach it again.
Since the same file name does not overwrite, please execute [Delete] in the right-click menu of the [File Attachments] tab for the attached file before editing.

Addition Steps for [Attach file]

  1. Select [Annotation] menu > [Attach file] > [Attach file].
  2. Use mouse drag (or equivalent operation) to select the position where you want to add the icon for file attachment.
  3. Select the file you want to attach and press [Attach].
  4. Confirm that an icon indicating that a file has been attached at the specified position has been added, and that the file has been added in the [File Attachments] tab of the navigator.

Addition Steps for [Attach image file]

  1. Select [Annotation] menu > [Attach file] > [Attach image file].
  2. Use mouse drag (or equivalent operation) to select the range on the PDF where you want to insert the image.
  3. Select the image file to be inserted.
  4. Confirm and edit the image on the image confirmation screen, then press [Apply]. 
    • If [Edit images when inserting Content, Attach a file, and Stamp.] in the [Insert Image] tab in Preferences is off, the image confirmation screen will not be displayed.
      (Slider bar) By moving the slider bar left or right, you can zoom in or out on the display in this screen.
      Redaction Fills the selected range with black.
      Clockwise/ Counterclockwise Rotates the image.
  5. Confirm that an icon indicating that a file has been attached at the specified position has been added.

Addition Steps for [Attach camera image]

  1. Select [Annotation] menu > [Attach file] > [Attach camera image].
  2. Use mouse drag (or equivalent operation) to select the range on the PDF where you want to insert the image.
  3. Take a picture with the activated camera.
    • If you are using a tablet device, depending on the model of the device, you may not be able to use the slider bar or [Switch camera] functions. 
    • Depending on the orientation of the tablet device, the shooting screen may have a different rotation angle than expected. After pressing the shooting button to take a picture, please adjust with the [Clockwise / Counterclockwise] button on the image editing screen. 
    • If the pixel count of the inserted image is large, it may fail to load.
  4. Confirm and edit the image on the image confirmation screen, then press [Apply]. 
    • If [Edit images when inserting Content, Attach a file, and Stamp.] in the [Insert Image] tab in Preferences is off, the image confirmation screen will not be displayed.
    (Slider bar) By moving the slider bar left or right, you can zoom in or out on the display in this screen.
    Redaction Fills the selected range with black.
    Clockwise/ Counterclockwise Rotates the image.
    Retry Return to the shooting screen.
  5. Confirm that an icon indicating that a file has been attached at the specified position has been added.